Insight Radio
Encyclopedia
Insight Radio is a British
radio station owned by Royal National Institute of Blind People and was Europe's first radio station
for blind and partially sighted listeners. It broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week online, on 101 FM in the Glasgow
area on Freesat
channel 777 and on Sky Digital
Channel 0188. Live shows make up around half of the station's output, with the overnight schedule being used as a showcase for the best music, features, interviews and articles from the past few days.
Although the station's main studios are based in Scotland, the station is for everyone in the UK and beyond, with many listeners in the USA and Canada
. Other studios are in Cardiff and London and more locations across the UK are planned for the very near future.
Steven Scott and the team review the main pages of the day's newspapers, and discuss issues which directly affect the lives of blind and partially sighted people.
Morning Mix 10-1
Simon Pauley invites you to a morning of chat and music, and relax with the daily Radio Play.
Daily Lunch 1-3
Jill Daley and the team host a magazine-style show ranging from hard-hitting human interest stories, to more light-hearted lifestyle issues.
Talking Books 3-4 (with a repeat at 10pm)
Robert Kirkwood presents interviews, discussion and news about the world of audio books, along with the current book of the week. This show is repeated at 10pm and again at 3am. There are also 'Talking Books - Short Reads' dotted around the day with short stories lasting six - ten minutes.
Afternoon Edition 4-7
Allan Russell and the team review evening and local newspapers, and focus on the main stories of the day affecting blind people.
The Buzz 8-10
Mikey Hughes presents some great music, reviews of movies, tunes, websites and looks back at the day on Insight Radio.
Other shows
There's also a 'Weekend Edition' with the papers on Saturday and Sunday from 10am - 1pm, and on Sunday this show is followed by Talking Books for the younger listener.
Other shows in the daily 7-8 slot are Rock Spectrum on Monday, Insight International on Tuesday, Sunset Melodies with Gary Moritz on Wednesday, Insight Entertainment on Thursday and the Urban Insight on Friday.
for the Internet Programme Award
The Insight Show
Producers: Nina Kirk, Barry Snell & Michael Hughes
Writers: Jill Daley, Nina Kirk & Robert Kirkwood
Editors: Jill Daley, Michael Hughes, Robert Kirkwood, Allan Russell & Nina Kirk
Presenter: Jill Daley
Performers: Allan Russell, Robert Kirkwood & Laura Steel
“This podcast for blind listeners provides a niche service which would never be accommodated on a mainstream radio station and contains some of the most moving and well-produced human interest content the judges had heard in a long time.”
VIPonAIR & RNIB for VIPonAIR.com
. He's now back at the station presenting The Buzz.
The name VIP on Air was changed for a number of reasons. VIP in this context stands for Visually Impaired People but could be easily misunderstood. Also, as the station only broadcast online at the time, it wasn't actually 'on air' at all.
United Kingdom
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radio station owned by Royal National Institute of Blind People and was Europe's first radio station
Radio station
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for blind and partially sighted listeners. It broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week online, on 101 FM in the Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
area on Freesat
Freesat
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channel 777 and on Sky Digital
Sky Digital (UK & Ireland)
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Channel 0188. Live shows make up around half of the station's output, with the overnight schedule being used as a showcase for the best music, features, interviews and articles from the past few days.
Although the station's main studios are based in Scotland, the station is for everyone in the UK and beyond, with many listeners in the USA and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Other studios are in Cardiff and London and more locations across the UK are planned for the very near future.
Schedule
Early Edition 7-10Steven Scott and the team review the main pages of the day's newspapers, and discuss issues which directly affect the lives of blind and partially sighted people.
Morning Mix 10-1
Simon Pauley invites you to a morning of chat and music, and relax with the daily Radio Play.
Daily Lunch 1-3
Jill Daley and the team host a magazine-style show ranging from hard-hitting human interest stories, to more light-hearted lifestyle issues.
Talking Books 3-4 (with a repeat at 10pm)
Robert Kirkwood presents interviews, discussion and news about the world of audio books, along with the current book of the week. This show is repeated at 10pm and again at 3am. There are also 'Talking Books - Short Reads' dotted around the day with short stories lasting six - ten minutes.
Afternoon Edition 4-7
Allan Russell and the team review evening and local newspapers, and focus on the main stories of the day affecting blind people.
The Buzz 8-10
Mikey Hughes presents some great music, reviews of movies, tunes, websites and looks back at the day on Insight Radio.
Other shows
There's also a 'Weekend Edition' with the papers on Saturday and Sunday from 10am - 1pm, and on Sunday this show is followed by Talking Books for the younger listener.
Other shows in the daily 7-8 slot are Rock Spectrum on Monday, Insight International on Tuesday, Sunset Melodies with Gary Moritz on Wednesday, Insight Entertainment on Thursday and the Urban Insight on Friday.
Awards
In 2007, the Insight Show (which later became the Daily Lunch) won the Silver Sony AwardSony Radio Academy Awards
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for the Internet Programme Award
The Insight Show
Producers: Nina Kirk, Barry Snell & Michael Hughes
Writers: Jill Daley, Nina Kirk & Robert Kirkwood
Editors: Jill Daley, Michael Hughes, Robert Kirkwood, Allan Russell & Nina Kirk
Presenter: Jill Daley
Performers: Allan Russell, Robert Kirkwood & Laura Steel
“This podcast for blind listeners provides a niche service which would never be accommodated on a mainstream radio station and contains some of the most moving and well-produced human interest content the judges had heard in a long time.”
VIPonAIR & RNIB for VIPonAIR.com
Big Brother
In 2008, a member of staff from Insight Radio, Michael Hughes, became a contestant on the TV show Big BrotherBig Brother 2008 (UK)
Big Brother 2008 was the ninth series of the British reality television series Big Brother, that aired on Channel 4 and E4. The series was launched on 5 June 2008, and ran for 13 weeks until 5 September 2008. The winner of Big Brother 2008 was Rachel Rice who beat bookies' favourite Michael Hughes...
. He's now back at the station presenting The Buzz.
History
The radio station started as an online service called VIP on Air in November 2003, broadcasting for 2 hours a day, and later extending this to a 4 hour broadcast day. In 2007 the service was completely re-vamped, re-named and re-launched as Insight Radio.The name VIP on Air was changed for a number of reasons. VIP in this context stands for Visually Impaired People but could be easily misunderstood. Also, as the station only broadcast online at the time, it wasn't actually 'on air' at all.